Exhibit: Bee there at Danby, as artists’ work creates a buzz

� Tony Bartholomew/Turnstone Media 07802 400651 /info@turnstonemedia.co.uk''PICTURE PROVIDED FOR FREE EDITORIAL USE ON BEHALF OF THE INSPIRED BY...GALLERY''From left..Evie Tindall , Charlotte Smith and Emma Raw all wearing pieces made by made by artist Bridget Bailey which will form part of a show of wearable art as part of the Absolutely Buzzing exhibition at the Inspired By...gallery at the Danby visitor centre.

Published:12:30Friday 26 May 2017

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A dramatic show of wearable art at Danby’s Inspired by… gallery in June will offer audience members the chance to win a unique piece by the artist, whose work has been featured in Vogue magazine.

Absolutely Buzzing – The Show is part of a stunning exhibition of intricate and wearable textile insects by leading designer and milliner Bridget Bailey. The exhibition, Absolutely Buzzing, can be seen at the gallery from today (May 26) to Sunday June 26, and will feature wearable art fashioned from luxurious fabrics, feathers and other materials by Bridget, and will be supported by a programme of events.

� Tony Bartholomew/Turnstone Media 07802 400651 /info@turnstonemedia.co.uk''PICTURE PROVIDED FOR FREE EDITORIAL USE ON BEHALF OF THE INSPIRED BY...GALLERY''Artist Bridget Bailey photographed on the North York Moors above Danby where she will be exhibiting her work in an exhibition titled "Absolutely Buzzing" at the Inspired By...Gallery at the North York Moors National Park Visitor Centre at Danby between 26th May-26th June 2017.

Absolutely Buzzing – The Show will take place on Saturday 24 June from 6.30pm, and will feature Bridget’s creations supported by some of the region’s best textile designers. Tickets cost £20 and include wild food canapés by award-winning Whitby chef Rob Green, such as spider crab cocktail, spiced belly pork lollipops coated with honey sourced from within the park, and ‘wasps’ nest’ meringues.

Drinks will be provided by Tree Top Press, also located within the National Park at Suffield, near Scarborough; they have created insect-inspired ‘mocktails’ including Lacewing Liquor and Essence of Orange Tip.

One attendee at this event will also be the lucky winner of a unique beetle pendant which Bridget has created especially for the occasion.

Bridget grew up in Sandsend and spent much of her childhood on the North York Moors. She works as an artist, making for exhibitions and commissions and shares her skills and experience through teaching masterclasses. Her work has recently been shown at London Craft Week at Fortnum & Mason.

Bridget said: “Insects make up more than half of life on earth, but they’re often too small to observe – even those we know can still feel undiscovered. This leaves room to explore, invent, and speculate about how to describe them through making.

“Millinery straw is coaxed into sharp thorns, and tiny feathers are layered, making iridescent beetles. Wires are bound with silk threads to make insect legs, or swirled to represent flight-paths. This new exhibition is a special combination of going somewhere new as an artist, but returning to where I grew up. A beautiful space in a beautiful place, with all the challenge of making new work, but with the resonance of a real homecoming.”